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‘That first taste, six months later, was a quiet revelation’: Mark Diacono on how he was inspired to grow his own vegetables
Our grow-your-own expert Mark Diacono looks back on the early days of his growing, and how things he'd never heard of such as ...
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Knowsley Hall: How Liverpool’s grandest country house — and one of the largest homes in England — was brought back to life
Knowsley Hall in Lancashire
was returned from institutional use in the 1990s to become the seat of the Earl and Countess of Derby. John Martin Robinson reports on progress to one of the most ambitious ...
Country Life1d
Dummy eyes, faking death and and the whiff of rotting flesh: The great deceptions of Nature’s most cunning creatures
A whiff of rotting flesh, the flash of a painted eye, a dead-faint to the floor: Nature is full of cunning survival tricks, ...
Country Life2d
Skate at Somerset House is the friendliest thing you’ll ever do in London
You can always rely on the kindness of strangers: Skate at Somerset House.
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The Aston Martin DB12 Volante: 671 horsepower wrapped in a smoking jacket
Aston Martin's convertible 'super tourer' is an elegant bruiser that tiptoes the line between relentless power and comfortable cruising with aplomb.
Country Life2d
John Lewis-Stempel: The Broads, a relic wetland resurrected
A strange, amphibious land floating somewhere between earth and sky, East Anglia’s majestic wetlands remind us that our ...
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Masterpieces in miniature: Where art and elegance meets the precision of timekeeping
Rare metiers d’art timepieces are more than mere conversation starters. They are a joy to behold and the craftspeople at the ...
Country Life7d
Growing together: Why the community garden is more than just plants and green space
The NGS has begun investing in community garden schemes. The results are more than anyone could have expected and showcase ...
Country Life2d
A naughty elf, a bridge quits Twitter and how the Americans have come to terms with Mr Blobby
Naturally, the Naughty Elf Doll sold by Iceland caught my attention almost immediately. This 12-in high doll, which doesn’t on first impressions appear to be that naughty at all, was revealed to have ...
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Zebras, lobsters, lions and Ronald Reagan’s baby elephant: The strangest pets in history
These days nobody would dream of keeping a wild animal as a pet, but there was a time, not so long ago, when a gentleman ...
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John McCrae: The solider, surgeon and poet whose words inspired the Poppy Appeal
John McCrae's beautiful words written amid the horrifying bloodshed of the First World War linked the poppy and remembrance ...
Country Life6d
The Anderson shelter: Good for gardening, good for storing wine, and great for hiding from bombs
Damp, dimly lit and cramped they may have been, yet Anderson shelters were lifesavers during the Second World War. Russell ...